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Hop Pole. No. 78,737. Patented jun@ 9, 1863.

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Letters Patent No. 78,787, dated June 9, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN HOB-PULES.

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4Be it known that I, WILLISTON CONER, of Rensselaerville, in the eohty'of Albany, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Hop-Poles; and I do hereby declare that the following is a. full, clear,l and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in the' art to make and use the same, reference being had to the'aceompanying plate of drawings, forming part of this specification.

Figure l represents my improved hopp,ole,with part ofthe arrangement in section, taken in thelines :c x, figs. 2 and 3.

Figure 2 is a detached view of one ofthe holding-rings to secure accessory poles.

Figure 3 is a detached view of another holding-ring' to secure the accessory poles.'

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to an improvement in hop-poles, and consists in attaching three accessory poles to the top of amain pole set in the ground by means of holding-collars, through which the lower ends of the poles pass, as hereinafter described.

A representsza main hop-pole set in thel ground, and B B are 'two iron collars, one largerthan the other, and placed one above the other on the taperei'iclo'frthe pole A, so as to set a short distance apart. The inside ofthe collars B B have sharp points, a a, to strike into the wood, and prevent them from turningon the p'ole.

The collars B B are made with three rings, a a', on the outside, placed at the corners of ,an equilateral triangle, andthe rings a of the lower collar B are smaller than those ofthe upper collar B, in order that the taper ends of three detached hop-poles VC shall fit in themxand be held firmly when the poles are set. The inside of these rings a a is made round or convex, and the upper collar'being larger thanth lower, the upper part of the accessory poles C may be made to flare apart as widely as desired.. thus regulating the strain of the leverage.

By means of the rings a a', I am enabled to set.t'he poles C in a vertical position, instead of'having them iiare apart. 4

Having thus described my invention, I cla-im asnew, and desire to secure by Letters Patent'- The combination of therlarge and small rihgs B B', constructed as described, that is to say, each having three'openings a on the outer parts, and one central opening with teeth, and used with the poles A and C C C as. and forthepurposcs specified.` I

WILLISTON Corinna.`

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